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FWIW, even in English, a woman who you're engaged to is normally referred to as a "fiancée", whereas a man you're engaged to would be a "fiancé". Similarly wit
by alxndr 13y ago
FWIW, even in English, a woman who you're engaged to is normally referred to as a "fiancée", whereas a man you're engaged to would be a "fiancé".
Similarly with né and née, for people who have changed their names.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoI've never heard that before. And the searches I just did for it seem to reference "fiancée" as just a side note. It seems to me that "fiancé" is most commonly used to mean either. I for one was not confused one bit by the original statement.
- acjohnson55 13y agoWell now you know. It's a French noun, and most French nouns that refer to people add an extra "e" in the feminine form. It even works for a lot of names (Jean vs. Jeanne).
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoYes. The footnote I saw referred to that spelling as "the French spelling"... so (since I'm not French or in France) I think I'll continue to use the other one like every other time I've seen it.
- alxndr 13y agoI'll just leave these here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fianc%C3%A9 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fianc%C3%A9 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fianc%C3%A9e http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fianc%C3%A9e